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Title: Burruss, Carlos Papers
Identifier/Call Number: C057743
Contributing Institution:
Society of California Pioneers
Language of Material:
Spanish; Castilian
Physical Description:
1.0 folder
(1 page)
Date: May 3, 1846
Abstract: A Mexican passport issued on May 3, 1846 to a Don Carlos Burruss, requesting safe passage on his trip to the Port of Mazatlan.
The passport is signed by a Pablo de la Pomilla.
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Carlos Burruss Papers, The Society of California Pioneers
Donor and acquisition date unknown
Carlos Burruss is believed to be Captain Charles Burroughs, from St. Louis, Missouri, and who served in General Fremont’s
third battalion. Burroughs was killed in action at the Battle of Natividad near Salinas, California on November 16, 1946,
having recently been made a captain. (Source: J.M. Guinn, History and Biographical Record of Monterey and San Benito Counties.
Vol. 1, 1910.)
A Mexican passport issued on May 3, 1846 to a Don Carlos Burruss, requesting safe passage on his trip to the Port of Mazatlan.
The passport is signed by a Pablo de la Pomilla.
Existence and Location of Originals note
The Society of California Pioneers. 300 Fourth Street. San Francisco, CA 94107
Subjects and Indexing Terms
California--History--1846-1850
Mexican War, 1846-1848--Military Personnel--American
Passports--Mexico--History